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Niko Haapala's avatar

The beginning of this post reminds me of Richard Henry Dana’s memoir, Two Years Before the Mast (1840). It recounts his time as a common sailor, and—yes, you guessed it—those tar-covered ruffians loved to spend their free time reading.

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S.S. Fitzgerald's avatar

Very good.

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